joropo

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noun

A musical style resembling the waltz, performed in Venezuela and Colombia.

OriginSpanish joropo →
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Meanings

nounjoropo (countable and uncountable, plural joropos)

plural joropos

  1. countableuncountableA musical style resembling the waltz, performed in Venezuela and Colombia.

    Mr. Romero went beyond established genres as he composed a fusion of styles like bossa nova and Venezuelan joropo, and recorded with the American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd.

    2007 September 18, The Associated Press, “Aldemaro Romero, Composer, Dies at 79”, in New York Times
  2. countableuncountableA Venezuelan dance associated with this music.

Origin

  1. Spanishjoropo
  2. Englishjoropo

From Spanish joropo.

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APA

joropo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joropo

MLA

“joropo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joropo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joropo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joropo.

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